24 STROKES OF CANE FOR THIEF
Educated Thief Was Formerly Officer In Chinese Army
Sald to be a man of education with knowledge of fluent English, Chung Chak-sun, 20, was charged before Mr. K. M. A. Barnett at the Kowloon Magistracy to-day with larceny of J gold carring from 21 partly paralysed woman in Tung, Cho Street yesterday.
Sergeant. W. Sykes said that the complainant was a 07-year-old in- valid widow, and she was robbed by .the defendant outside her house.
The defendant said that he had been educated in a Jocal English School and had been for past years employed
Discussing New Five- Power Pact
Anglo-Italian Talk Waits On Departure Of Beck From Rome
Rome, Mar. 7.
The Anglo-Italian conversations Lord Perth and Count Clano at the will open with a meeting between Foreign Office to-morrow evening.
fore
100
The initial meeting, It is believed, will be devoted to preparing an agenda for future meetings, as it is thought that Count Clano is too busy entertaining Colonel Beck, the Polish Foreign Minister, who is on start n goodwill visit to Rome, to seriously the Anglo-Italian talks be- the meeting of the Fascist Grand Council on Much 10.
The Itailan
lus made no com- press In different capacities. He was ntment on the impending talks, but all one time a Sub-Lieutenant under a attacks on Britain have ceased, while Italian correspondents in London are well-known Chinese General.
quick to record Indication of
nity British goodwill towards Italy.
Colonel Beck to-day held conversa- tions with Signor Mussolini and Count Cinno. It is rumoured that the ques- tion of a Five Power understanding. between Poland, France, Italy, Bri- tain and Germany, was discussed. Reuter,
In asking for leniency the defen- dant stated that he had committed the offence as the result of templa- tion.
Before sentencing the defendant to
and 24 strokea of the cane
four months hard labour, Mr. Barnett said that a man of education should be able to resist temptation. The offence committed was a cowardly and brutal one, he added.
Before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen In the first
first court, another snatcher, Chu Yat, 20, with a previous conviction for a similar offence, was sentenced
lo nine months and 12 strokes of the eone for stealing a pair of earrings from a woman in Boundary Street on Monday.
Inspector F. T. J. Portallion said that Chu had used considerable force in taking the earrings. He had been chased and caught by PCB 130, and the earrings had been found' in his mouth.
CAR DRIVERS FINED
EUROPEANS CHARGED WITH SPEEDING
Summoned before Mr. 11. R. . Butters at the Central Magistracy this morning for driving his car at a dangerous speed along Queen's Rond East on February 24, Mr. H. Seidler was fined $15
Sub-Inspector
*Baker said he followed Mr. Seidler from the Grand Cinema to Arsenal Street, and his speed was never under 30 miles per hour. When stopped in Pedder Street, defendant, said he dld not know he was doing 30 miles per hour
Mr. J. Middleton-Smith was fined $10 for driving at a speed dangerous to the public along Queen's "Ruad East on February 26.
per area, and
Truffle Sergeant G. Your said that defendant was doing 32 miles hour along controlled trafle at that time was going both ways.
Pleading guilty
the offence by
letter, Mr. C. T Manning was cautioned for leaving his car un- attended in Queen's Roud Contral on February 19.
For parking her car in Ice House Street on February 21. Mrs. L. G. Disbrowe was fined $5. Defendant did not appear in Court, but pleaded guilty by letter.
LORRY DRIVER FINED
A driver of a motor lorry, Kwok Wah, was summoned for speeding and overloading in King's Road ou February 21. Inspector Saunders sold the lorry was passing the dock- yard at noon on February 21 when the road was crowded with people who were leaving the dockyard The driver was sounding his horn continually, and as he was driving about 20 miles per hour and was also overloaded, he would have had con- siderable difficulty in pulling
up. A fine of $10 was imposed for over- loading, and 20 on the charge of inceding,
UNEMPLOYMEN IN BRITAIN MOUNTS
London, Mar. 7.
The Ministry of Labour estimates that at February 14, the number of insured persons in employment was approximately 11,324,000. This was 13,000 more than in January and on comparable basis, 20,000 more than a year ago.
ANGLO-ITALIAN TALKS SOON
Rome, Mar. B. Lord Perth, British Ambassador to Italian Rome, and Count Ciano, | Foreign Minister, will start Anglo- Italion negotiations after Colone! Josef Beck, Polish politician, has departed.
It is omcially stated that there will be a preliminary meeting to-morrow night. United Press.
DOMINIONS INFORMED
London, Mar. 7. The Prime Minister told the House of Commons at question time that the Dominions had been kept fully in formed on the opening of discussions with Haly. They would be kept in formed of all developments, and would have every opportunity of ex- pressing their views. The question of assent could only arise in the event of any of the dominions being asked Wireless. to assume active obligation.British
MANY JAPANESE KILLED IN CHINESE TRAPS
on
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Japanese, heavy machines fell into the trenches and were helpless.
Traffle
the Pelping-Hankow Railway north of Changte has been resumed after repoles were completed, and many Chinese railway officers and workers who failed to escape in time have been detained by the Japanese to continue to work on the
ailway--Central News.
Islands Recovered
THE
HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH.
TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1938.
QUESTIONS GOVERN EX-Employee
MENT. ON SECURITY
OF II.K. IN EVENTSues To Regain
OF ATTACK
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brought into Hongkong on board the 5.5. Scharnhorst and s.. Kaying?":
1. What is the date of the Com- missioners' Report?
2. Is it the intention of Govern ment to publish the Report for the Information of the public, and if so, when?
3. If It is not the intention of Government to publish the Report, will Government state the reasons for not publishing the same?
The Director of Public Works will move the following resolution:
Resolved that the approval of the Governor in Council of peralatan to the llongong Tramways, Limited, is construct a new single tramway track leading from the double tram- way track in King's Road to Inland Lots Nos. 4953 nid 3540 as shown in Enclosure (04) in C.S.O, 0305/04, and lo maintain a tramear shed on the sald Inland Lots In connexion therewith be unlirmed.
move
TAKING PRECAUTIONS The Altorney General will the First Reading of: An Ordinance to make provision for the periodlen) examination of Gusholders.
The Object of this Bill is to enable the Governor in Council to make re- gulations for the Inspection of gas- holders.
I results from
petition and
Lost Salary
Expert Testimony On Character Meanings
Expert evidence regarding the translation of certain characters in various documents was given by the Rev. I. B. Wells at the Summary Court this morning, when before Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, the
Pulan: Judge, hearing was continued in the action brought against China one of its former Emporium by employees, Cheng Plk-sun, who claimed $465.47 as balance, of wares due after he had been dismissed from the Company.
the
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2nd Bn. the Royal Scots Light Orchestra
LONDON RELAYS
Radio Programme Broadcast by 9.52 m.c's. per second. ZBW on Frequencies of 43 k.e's;
0.0-7.0 Chinese Programme. 7.0 Dance Music.
Quickstep- Write A Love Song from 'It's in the Eng'); Slow Fox- Trot-My Secret Love Affairs (film Lovely to Look at,Victor Silves- ter and His Ballroom Orchestra. Rumbas--Green Marla, My Own.. time f
It was alleged that some time August, 1934, a vérbal agreement had been made between the plaintiff end defendants that as from August 16, 1934, a sum equivalent to 20 per cent. of plaintiff's wages would be retained by the Company, and repaid if ord when the Compony made profits.
Plaintiff was dismissed on August 31, 1930, and his claim was for wages frem August 10, 1934 to August 31. 1930. He
represented by Mr. W. A. Mackinlay, of Deacons, while Mr. M. Lo appeared for the Chinn Emporium,
W.
was
Eyes
(Mendender); Victor Silvester and Its Ballroom Orchestra. Fox- Trols-Old Pal Of Mine; Roses In December... Billy Thorburn and His Music. Silvery Moon And Gold- en Sands: The Cross-Eyed Cowboy On The Cross-Eyed Horse... Roy Fax & His Orchestra.
7.25 Closing local Stuck Quotations. 7.30 London Relay-All Kinds of People-5.
A New Zealander's experiences in canvassing for a newspaper In Lunen- shire by Nesbitt Sellers.
7.45 Studio International Wo- men's Day': a talk by Tel-Dri Irene
The Rev. Mr. Wells, who has beeno. a member of the Board of Examiners for Government transistors and inter- preters for the post-40 years, said that his interpretation of the character in
8.0 Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Arnouncements,
8.03 Studio-Concert by the Light H.Ms. 2nd Bn. The
G.
a document which had been transit-Orchestra of
as "restored," was "repaid." The Royal Scots (The Itoral Regiment),
By kind permission of Lt. Col. meaning of the sentence, In his
M.C., and Officers. opinion, meant "to repay gradually.
1. Hall by Instalments."
Demoiselles Chic (Fletcher); 2, Saschinka (Schirmann): 3. Liebe- slied (Kreisler); 4, Tales of Hoffman: Barcarolle (Offenbach); 5, Sympathy (Friml): 6, After ail these years (Nichols).
UNQUALIFIED PROMISE Replying to his Lordship, witness sald he thought it meant an un- qualified promise of repayment,
8.23 Schum-Papillons, Op. 2. Played by Alfred Cortot (Plano), 8.46 Songs by Elisabeth Schumann (Soprano).
and other representations which have been made to the Government after agus holder explosion which occurr-
સ
at West Point, Hongkong, on May 14, 1934.
The regulations in the Schedule place the obligation of carrying out periodical Inspections on
the pro- prietors the gasholder; but provide that in the case of the annual ex- aminations, to ascertain the external condition of all gasholders, and of the septennial examination, to ascertain the internal condition of gasholders
The next witness, Liu Bun, sald prietor's examiner shell be accom- China Emporium, which he left in more than fifteen years old, the pro- he was formerly employed in the punked by a Government observer. August, 1036. He was present at a The regulations also provide for meeting of the general manager of the making, keeping and furnishing the firm with the heads of depart- of records and reports of the exments, and the question of a salary amminations and of all work done in cut was discussed. The cut was to consequence thereof..
be imposed on account of the world depression, witness said he had been told, and was to be on a fixed scale.
Curr. Retford)... of An Ordinance said it did not occur to him to ask Flowers-Evans; Dance Of The Cross-examined by Mr. Lo, witness by L. 1. Coldstream Guards cond.
Licut. R. for a refund of his salary when he Ballet-Delibes?:
(from 'Le Corsaire
Slavonic left the employment of the China Emporium. He agreed that he had no right to ask for it.
EMIGRATION PROBLEM The Attorney General will move the Arst reading of:
to
amend the Asiatic Emigration Ordinance, 1015.
CASE TO ANSWER
Music of the Spheres (Knepler-J. Strauss, arr. F. Schubert).
Mittler); The Shepherd on the Rock (Chezy-
0.0 Miltary Band Concert,
And Peasant' - Overture The Band
*2/5-ars.
Dance
Wil-
No. 5 (Dvorak-Op. llurns)..... The B.B.C. Wireless Band cond. by H. Walton
Sea Songs Medley (arr.
March
Williams);
(<FT.
Ahoy
Bands of The Royal G. Marines cond. by Chinn
C. Keen; Changing or The Guard -Ceremony. .... Regimental Band Major George Miller. of H. M. Grenadier Guards cond, by
The
The
Mr. Lo submitted he had no case to answer, but his Lordship ruled Massed to the contrary, and Mr. Chan Harr, general manager of the Emporium was called for the defence. Mr. Chan said he was employed on a written agreement, which had been drawn up in 1932, and was to last for
years. The
The object of this amending BI is to exclude the sick bay or hospital of emigrant ships licensed under the provisions of the Asiatic Emigration Ordinance, 1915, from the passenger deck space required to be measured for the purpose of determining the number of emigrants to be carried in such ships.
The
amendment is necessary in order to allow for the proper segre- gation of sick emigrants, particularly those suffering from infectious or 10 contagious disease, and to prevent the overcrowding which necessarily suits under the existing law from such segregation.
AMENDING PREFERENCE
SCHEME
Arm commenced business in September, 1933, and the effects of the world depression were much felt in 1934, when the firm was losing money. He devised scheme in July, 1034, for a cut in salary, and submitted it to the firm's Executive Committee of Directors, who approved of it. The heads of
9.30 London Relay-The News. 9.50 Variety and Dance Pro-
gramme.
Get
The Attorney General will move departments were called together, by zes Of The
the first reading of: An Ordinance and each was given a paper announc- to amend the, Empire Preference Ordinance, 1932,
g the cut. they were confidential documents.
The papers were later returned, as The hearing was adjourned to 2.30
Linan, Cheklang, Mar. 8. The Cheng Seu Islands, off the
As Durma has now been separated Cheklang coast, have been totally from India, the former country is no recaptured by the, Chinese forces. longer covered by the definition of p.m. on March 15.
The Japanese on Changtushan, an "The British Empire" contained in island off the coast of Cheklang, were section 2 of the principal Ordinance, withdrawn on Murch 4-Central as amended by the Empire New.
Prefer- ence Amendment Ordinance, 1934. Clause 2 of this B inserts the word "Bur
Burma.""
immediately after the word Indin," in that definition, in pursuance of instructions given by the Secretary of State for the Colonies in his circular despatch of
Chinese Launch Night Attack
Fanchang, Mar. 8. Under cover of darkness, Chinese forces on the Wuhu front attacked the Japanese troops at Palmashan off the Nanking-Wuhu Raliway Wuhu on the night of March 6. Central News. 100 Japanese soldiers were slain.
the
near
Some
on
Chinese Attack Wukang.
Kwangtch, Anhwel, Mar. 9. Two Chinese columns are driving simultaneously toward Wukang.
Hangchow-Wushing highway, from Tehtsing and Hslaofeng respec- tively. They have reached Plenpau- kino, a point in the southern suburbs. Gunfire is now audible Inside Wu- kang city-Central News.
December 23, 1937.
OVERTURES OF PEACE OFFERED?
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agricultural country and as such
60 SNATCHED FROM DEATH AT SEA
"Gladys"
Dance Orch.-Foggy Day In Lon- clon-Fox-Trot (film
'Damsel in Distress');
Nice Work If You Can It-Fox-Trot (m 'Damsel in Distress)..... Juck Harris and His estra; Humorous-John Henry's
Out Horridge
John Henry assisted
Orchestra World-Potpourri Robrecht). (arr.
Orchestra Mos- colte; Vocal-Aren't Women Won- derful? (Shapiro and Scott); He Hadn't Up Til Yesterday (Wright, Holnes,
Tucker and Meskill). Sopble Tucker; Dance Orch. Trum bology--Fox-Trot; Goose Pimples Fox-Trot..... Bix Beiderbecke and Its Orell.: Vocal-The Wedding Of A Gigolo (Polo, Nesbitt and Walker); I Want To Be A Nudist. Eddic Pola; Dance Orch.-Must You Say Goodbye?-Waltz (atm
*Burg- theater); Where The World Ends ing surf to the shore. Another nine
Eugen Wolff and His Chinese
Vocal-Covered Wagon who. . attempted lo
swim Lullaby (Freeman and Leonard); ashare before the Capetown attempt The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine et rescue work are feared to be
(from the film).
The Hill Billies; Captain Bertin and his daughter, Medley (Hart and Rodgers).
Piano On Your Toes'- who have been inseparable com- Vivian Ellis. panions since the death of Mine. Bertin some years ago, will probably be brought to Hongkong.
(Continued from Page 2.)
members of the crew of the Yolande miraculously swam through the boil-rot....
ed
The Yolande went ashore on
she is invincible.
This is the second occasion in two! "Granted that a protracted war will years in which they have one day ruin China, by that me wrecked together, Japan will also have been ruined,"
bren
the soldier-statesman said. war, is not based
Optimism over the outcome of the ber 27, 1935.
on sheer im- agination, General Chang remarked, despatched to her assistance and took The Hongkong tug Taikoo was Japan has already sustained heavy off all the losses. It is doubtful how long she Bertin.
crew, including Miss can stond the strain.
Enormous Strain
her
Lisa in Cockney Cameos
10.45 London Relay Arry and
11.0 Close down.
reef in the Halmon Straits on Decem- AUSTRIAN SOCIALISTS
DEMAND FREEDOM
INTERESTING CAREER
YOUNG EGYPTIAN
By jellisoning the whole of the
Vienna, Mar. 8. The first public Socialist meeting IN TROUBLE,
eargo, which included over 6,000 tons for four years was held in the of coal, the Yolande was successfully Floridsdorf district of Vienne, ut- According MUST LEAVE H.K.
to statistics from refloated on January 7, despite the lended by 500 factory delegates and trustworthy sources Japan has fact that Chinese stevedores engaged many others just released from con Georges Phillippon,
mobilised 1,400,000 regulars, 19, Egyption reserves have been drawn upon and days previously,
her on Jettisoning work struck work two appeared on remand before Mr. R. she has already used much of
centration camps. They demanded Edwards at the Central Magistracy army strength,
The Yolando was In Hongkong as tion for supporting Dr. Kurt von freedom for the workers as a conill- this morning charged with entering
recently na December 4 last year, Schuschnigg against Colony without a valid passport,
the At the same date the registered un-
As to Japan's air force, statistics when she came out of Taikoo Dock Reuter.
Nazis, employed numbered 1,810,241 com- evading the payment of a taxi-cab reveal that some 300 airmen have after overhaul. prising 1,404,012 wholly unemployed, fore of $7.70, and with being a been killed in action, and according
to estimates 335,084 temporarily laid off, and
In Hongkong. Vagrant
Defendant
of foreign military
Her career since she was launched 70,425 normally in casual employ-
gave himself up to the police, but observers, one-third of her air force ment. This was 17,186 less than a took a taxi ride around the Colony
at the Pickersgilt Yards in Sunder- equipment.
Empress Liner Brings month ago, and on comparable basis, He held a Greek passport which was Japanese high
land in 1012 has been a most varied before calling at the Central Station. As to Japanese casualties, the
British Naval Men 230,000 more than a year ago.--Bri- tish Wireless.
not valid in Hongkong. Defendant reported 200,000. This may not mean had no less than nine names. She was
In the intervening years she lies To Hongkong rame from Shanghai being unable to much to China, with her enormous launched as the Electra, and succes- find work there.
population, but to Japan It Issively became the Erodinde, Keresan, This morning with the aid of the frightfully high figure.
Vancouver, Mar. 8. Seventh Day Adventist Misalon, $7.70
Mount Seward, Debreczen, Fenwell, The Empress of Japan left was refunded to the taxi-cab come
Chislehurst, Yolande B., and Vol-to-day carrying 22 British sen- pany. The youth will be sent back
men and petty officers for to Shanghai on March 18.
Bertin, who was formerly commander Hongkong, to assume duties on
She was purchased by Captain of the Henri Riviere, from the Bri- the China station, United thin Steamship Co. Ltd., of London, Prees. under whose ownership she was known as the Chislehurst.
THREE CASES
OF POISONING
Found unconscious in Room 11 of the Tung Shan Hotel yesterday, Tong Tai-ming, 20, was sent to the Queen
KNOCKED DOWN BY TRAMGAR
Koocked down by a tramcar in
Mary Hospital. He is belloved to be suffering from an overdose of ada- Kenitely Town, Lo Wing, 25, was admit to the Queen Mary Hospital
Unc.
Chan Suet-ming, 20, of 227 Shang-yesterday, suffering from injuries to
hai Street, was admitted to the Kow- the head and hands.
loon Hospital, auffering from effects of opium poisoning.
the
A married woman, Chan Sai-chlu, was sent to the Queen Mary Hospital for similar cause,
a moving Through jumping off tram in King's Road yesterday, Ng Woon, 67, sustained injuries to the head, and was sent to the Queen Mary Hospital,
milltary command
the
General Chang pointed out futility of the make Chinese rule. Chinese policy of Japan. "Traitors", he said, "command no respect. If they could accomplish anything. China would not have had her long history."--Central News.
one.
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She has been on the China coast BANISHIER IMPRISONED
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